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Table 3 Farrowing rate (FR) of sows (n = 6,717) before and after using the SmaRt Sow Breeding (SSB) system in farms A, B and C

From: The evaluation of an artificial intelligence system for estrus detection in sows

 

FR (%)

Difference (%)

p value

95% CI

Before

After

A

82.9

87.1

+ 4.3

0.015*

[0.8, 7.5]

B

82.4

82.6

+ 0.2

0.882

[− 2.5, 2.9]

C

86.0

88.6

+ 2.6

0.093

[− 0.4, 5.5]

  1. *The p value was considered statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05)